>> it's been better. >> susan austin runs a small business outside reno, nevada. but her business is different. it's a brothel. the legendary mustang ranch. >> this is one of our suites. this is the asian suite. >> austin thought the world's oldest profession would be recession proof. not true. >> a lot of my high rollers suddenly discovered they didn't have the discretionary income. they couldn't play as hard as they used to. well, that definitely dug into their wallets, which definitely affected us. >> lance gillman owns the brothel. will the fiscal cliff impact the mustang ranch? >> well, if folks run out of money and jobs, i suppose it could. >> gillman is a republican who is looking to nevada's powerful democrat, harry reid, to keep that from happening. >> do you like harry reid? >> harry reid and i have been friends for 30 years. harry and i both share a vision and a love for the state of nevada. >> susan austin says even here the cliff will hurt. >> anything that happens in washington affects everybody in the united states. it's going to trickle down to me